Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-07-13
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LORD LYONS, British ambassador,
laid the foundation stone of Victoria chap
el in honor of the queens jubilee. The
bishop of Tennessee officiated, and Unit
ed States Minister McLane and several
Americans were present at the ceremony.
The English government has allowed
the sultan five days longer in which to
consider his ratification of the Egyptian
convention.
ALI men on fuFough in South Russia
have been ordered to rejon their colors.
PRINCE FERDINAND, of Sake Coburg-
Gotha accepts the throne of Bulgaria upon
condition that the porte and powers give
their assent. Which, being interpreted
from the vernacular of diplomacy,
means that he will take the place if he can
get it. His prospects, however, are not
tiattering. An official organ at st. Pet
ersburg says his election exhausts Rus
sia's patience. The czar will certainly
not consent to the accession of another
German subject TO the Bulgarian throne,
and Prince Ferdinand would better make
his arrangements accordingly.
DR.. McGLYNN has been excommuni cat
ed from the Roman Catholic church. He
has been communicated Just as Pope
Leo said he would be if he did not obey
the imperial message sent him in May,
summoning him to appear in Rome with
in forty days--that is, his name had been
placed ON the roll of those no longer rec
ognized as members of the church, and
notice to this effect has been sent out
through the press to the faithful in New
York and elsewhere. No elaborate cere-
monies marked the event. The official
notice of the doctors accommodation
was read in all Roman Catholic churches
in New York Sunday by instructions sent
out by Archbishop Corrigan.
NOTHING new is known at the State
department of the revolution in Hawaii.
The Adams, Vandalia and a third naval
vessel are known to be in the neighborhood
of Honolulu if not at that port and it is
believed that they are fully able to protect
the interests of the United States. 1t is
the general opinion in Washington that
the affair has no significance from any ip-
ternat onal point Of view, but is simply
the protest of the business people of the
island against the financial msmanage-
ment on the part of the ministers and the
king and consequent oppressive taxes.
Col. A. LAUDoN SNowDoN, marshal
in charge of the civic and indu .trial DEM
onstration to be held as part Of the cele-
bration at Philadelphia, in commem ora
ton of the centennial anniversary of the
adoption of the constitution in September
next, has addressed letters to the governors
of the several States suggesting that they
appoint committees i'll their respective
st stes to which shall be assigned the duty
of directing the attention OF the citizens
to the subject and the organizing of indus
tries for participation in the demonstra- =
ton, which it is proposed to make. if pos
sibe, the most imposing of the kind ever
witnessed on this continent.
The citizens of st. Louis, at a mass
meeting, renewed their invitation TO the
president to visit that city. A committee
of fifty headed by the mayor, will go to
Washington to urge the presidents accept
ance.
SARAH PACE, colored wife of Henry
Pace, went to Palestine, Texas, and made
affidavi's against her husband for an out
rageous assault upon herself and the mur-
der of their infant child at their home
nine miles east of Palestine, about six
months ago. The woman alleges that she
was kept under strict surveillance and ter
rifed ty constant threats of death if she
divulged the secret to the neighbors or au-
thorities.
THE Z. p. Railroad have finished track
laying from the south reaching
the depot grounds in Nebraska City, Neb.,
recently. The occasion was mark d by
great demonstrations on the part of the
citizens. The construction gang was
served with refresments and there was
display of fireworks at night